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   by pawn 15y ago

   Thanks for the link and the encouragement!
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   by pawn 15y ago

   My definition of success is to work on doing what I like full time while keeping the bills paid. Lots of people succeed in this. My hope is that a game company is a feasible route towards this goal.
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   by pawn 15y ago

   My definition of success is to work on doing what I like full time while keeping the bills paid. That's my goal. I hope things work out for you. Keep us posted!
4. 214.▲
   by pawn 15y ago

   I was being a bit conservative with my estimate, partially due to the environment I currently work in. I work in a pretty large IT shop where a shocking number of (older) adults don't play videogames at all and have never been interested i
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   Ask HN: Has anybody here ever successfully started a videogame company?

   84 points by pawn 15y ago|51 comments
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   by pawn 15y ago

   I briefly entertained the idea of doing business a while back and it didn't last past the first meeting. The first problem was that he didn't respect the technical side, and he had a pretty technically complex idea with no clue how it'd be
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   by pawn 15y ago

   This was a very fascinating read. As I was reading it, I kept thinking "I didn't write this, did I?" I've honestly ne er read or heard someone as accurately describe the way I feel about getting excited about stuff. My friends tell me I'm
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   by pawn 15y ago

   I think the intent is closer to "we would remove taxes if it were possible but because we can't, we want you to pay so that we can compete on price." As a consumer, if I see Walmart selling something for $3 cheaper but with $4 taxes making
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   by pawn 15y ago

   They already do...
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    by pawn 15y ago

    Thank you all for your feedback. The overwhelming majority of you seem to be telling me the things I was thinking before, but not necessarily sold 100% on. I was concerned that I might be biased towards thinking the technical side is the
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    Ask HN: What approach would you take in my situation?

    13 points by pawn 15y ago|25 comments
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    by pawn 16y ago

    Hey, I have a video for you to add to the list of Summer 2011 applicants. http://gamerhighway.posterous.com/